Overclock.net › Forums › Cooling › Air Cooling › Broken push pin on 3rd party cooler
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Broken push pin on 3rd party cooler

post #1 of 3
8/15/12 at 5:45pm
Thread Starter 
Hi guys. I effed this up...
I was reapplying thermal paste on my Hyper TX3 for maintenance, but when I re-inserted it, one of the white parts of the push pin broke! This is ENTIRELY user error on my part, but I still have the Intel Stock cooler. How would I take off a pushpin from the Intel cooler and replace the one on the TX3? Or alternatively, where can I find a bolt-thru kit? The Socket 1155 one seems sold out everywhere...
NOTE: Not taking suggestions for new CPU coolers, this one is good for my usage scenario/constraints.
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 3
8/15/12 at 5:51pm
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-4pcs-Plastic-Fastener-Push-Pins-for-Intel-PC-LGA-Socket-775-CPU-Cooler-Fans-/400314512790?pt=UK_Computing_Other_Computing_Networking&hash=item5d349ab596#ht_1210wt_1163

Just an idea..... smile.gif
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 3
8/15/12 at 7:05pm
Thread Starter 
I saw that, but it's a 2 week shipping time...
So anyone know of a way to remove pushpins while leaving them intact?
EDIT: I did what I should have done all along and contacted Coolermaster. They're sending me the parts, so this can be closed
Edited by llm710 - 8/17/12 at 3:25pm
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Air Cooling
Overclock.net › Forums › Cooling › Air Cooling › Broken push pin on 3rd party cooler